Sequencing

This article is about the genetics definition of "sequencing". For the sense of "sequencing" used in electronic music, see music sequencer. For sequence learning in cognitive science, see sequence learning. For other uses of the terms "sequencer" and "sequence", see Sequencer (disambiguation) and Sequence (disambiguation).

In genetics and biochemistry, sequencing means to determine the primary structure (sometimes incorrectly called the primary sequence) of an unbranched biopolymer. Sequencing results in a symbolic linear depiction known as a sequence which succinctly summarizes much of the atomic-level structure of the sequenced molecule.